It takes awhile for the metal plate and bone to heal and fuse together. 6 weeks was clearly not enough time. Gronk probably wanted to play so badly he was willing to re-injure himself to get back on the field. If he waited until it was fully healed it would have been after the SB. They are only in the game a short time and I don't blame him for trying.

Going up to get that pass and coming down on it that way was a soft play,huh? What do you do for a living? Anything short of bullriding or skydiving without a parachute must qualify you as a pu**y. Drop that 260 pounds on your arm that way and see if it don't break.He's probably got a bigger set than most of us! Lol!